Please Think Before You Speak

We went back to Sesame Place today. The kids love it there. Especially the girls. Big Sister has been itching to go back. All she could talk about was getting to hug Telly and the Count (okay and Elmo and Abby too). She enjoys the park aspect of it but really she would spend the day going from one friend to another just hugging them and kissing them and talking to them. It's all she wants. Unfortunately, the park does not print the times the characters are going to be out. But, being a relatively intelligent person, I figured if I asked I would be able to find out. So, I go over to the information booth and I ask the kid behind the counter.

He tells me that there is no schedule and that "no one knows when they will be anywhere." I look at him and calmly tell him I would like the address or phone number of the person who sets that rule so I can complain. He starts to go into his speech about how they are busy and they come out when they can. At which point I want to say, "Look you pea brain kid I am an adult and I know its someone in a costume don't give me that crap." But I don't. I simply tell him that I realize he does not make the rules and so can he please get me the info to the people who do. He grudgingly gets it for me and I walk away very annoyed.

Poor Big Sister just wants to hug the Count and we have not found him all day. We have been hanging around the main street where the friends come out for almost an hour now and I am ready to give up. I start walking back to where Hubby and the other kids are. As I am leaving I see one of the people with the cameras who are usually with the characters. I stop her and ask if she can help, figuring that since she actually works with them she might now. She informs me that the people at front gate photo have the schedule for all the friends and when they will be on the street. I go over there and ask and sure enough they are able to tell me exactly when the Count will be there and we are able to plan to come back and see him when he will be. If only the first kid had looked into it, or told me who to ask I could have saved myself almost an hour of standing around and waiting. So, really people when someone asks you for help - either look into the answer or at least tell them you have no idea so they will go ask someone who might.


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